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Michelangelo's Finger: An Exploration of Everyday Transcendence
Raymond Tallis
The ability of the human index finger to point is truly unique in the animal world. In Michaelangelo's Finger Raymond Tallis shows just how central this seemingly insignificant difference has been in determining the amazing evolutionary pathway of the human being.
192 pages, ill
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9781848871205 |
| Publishers | Atlantic Books |
| Pages | 192 |
| Dimensions | 130 × 197 × 13 mm · 188 g |
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